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What employers want from you in an interview
It’s the most stressful part of the job seeking process: the interview. When you are fortunate enough to have your job search reach that level, there is at last a face to contend with. To help you succeed in the tete-a-tete, understanding what goes through the interviewer’s mind may help you land that next position. [...]
GUEST COMMENT: How to misjudge, and then disastrously misfire in a private equity interview
It is a thing of Torres-goal-scoring-beauty to pass on to the next level of interviews for a job in private equity. And just as with Chelsea’s over-priced player, it doesn’t happen often. The reason why getting a job in PE is so hard is simple. Like a night-club, it’s strictly one in, one out. Someone [...]
Activities for the purpose of turning on recruiters in tough markets
You want a new job. As we noted on this morning, the first and hardest step nowadays appears to be putting yourself out there. The dynamic has changed. It’s not like it used to be: you won’t get a guarantee; you may be leaving a lot of stock. Assuming you do apply for a job and [...]
How to impress all the senior M&A bankers you encounter in interviews this year
In the event that you’re interviewing with senior M&A bankers for junior M&A jobs during 2012, you will probably want to impress them. This may not be easy. 2011 was not a good year for M&A; nor is there any indication that 2012 will be very much different. To make matters worse, the senior M&A [...]
GUEST COMMENT: The only questions that really matter in financial services interviews
A job interview is a lot like a date – whether you make it or break it depends on a few brief moments which stick in people’s minds: it’s your clammy palms or your avoidance of eye contact which make the deepest impression on the person you meet. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about [...]
Questions to expect in asset management interviews, and answers employers want to hear
Coming up with model questions asked within asset management firms in Scotland is as difficult as coming up with a model answer that’s guaranteed to blow any potential employers’ socks off. Questions will vary by area of expertise, seniority and whether the firm you’re interviewing with is a boutique or a large investment house. However, [...]
Life lessons from a homeless banker
Luck is an undeniable factor in life. Aged 50, French banker Jean-Paul Allou has had more than his fair share of bad luck. His first became ill with cancer and spent a fortune on futile quack remedies, leaving him bereaved and nearly penniless. And then, several years later when he was piecing his life back [...]
Jon Moulton’s favourite interview questions, and how to answer them
Jon Moulton has told us what he likes to ask candidates in interviews. If you are ever in an interview with Jon and you have read this article, you will therefore be at a substantial advantage. For those of you who have not heard of Jon, he is a very well known private equity investor [...]
Promises you should never trust during interviews
As we are approaching the time of year when people participate in financial services interviews, and as some financial services professionals may still be naïve and trusting, we would like to do you a service by pointing out that you may be told some things in interviews which are not delivered when you get the [...]
10 questions you will always be asked in a financial services interview
Interviews are dependent on roles. If you’re interviewing for a job as a settlements clerk, you very obviously won’t be asked exactly the same things as if you’re interviewing for a job as an equity derivatives salesperson. However, there’s a big area of commonality across all financial services interviews. At any one, you will be [...]
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